The Pseudo-Complicated Front Knot Dress

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The dress was surprisingly simple to make. I wanted the border of the voile to form the neckline, so I chopped the front piece into two right in the middle at the knot. After that it was easy to lay the neckline of the bodice and the hemline of the skirt on the border.

While the embroidered border is very sweet, I’m concerned it might be a little too girly for me. I’m not much of a feathers-and-frills type of girl. I have the option of folding the scallopy bits in, to tone down the Girly Effect. Though that also ups the Cleavage Effect, and I do work in a conservative environment.

Which is the two evils is lesser – the Girly Effect, or the Cleavage Effect?

More construction details on how I turned a Tall pattern into a Petite one on my blog.

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I love it. On the page that showed all the versions of the twist front dress, my eye went right to yours because of the use of the eyelet border. You’ve pushed me over the edge and forced me to buy this pattern too!

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I haven’t been sewing for weeks as I go to university part-time and I have had too many assignments. But I finish on Wednesday this coming week and I have lots of sewing planned. I have also been buying too much fabric and I really need to stop because I don’t think I need that many clothes. Do you have a fabric addiction like so many others on Burda Style???

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Gorgeous! It could not be more perfect. I have been trying to make this dress and it’s reeeeeeally low cut on me. Do you have any suggestions? I wonder if maybe I’m using too large a size? Thanks! Karen

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Hi Karen!
If the dress fits around the waist and chest (I’m referring to their circumference) the size should be correct.

The beauty about the knot is that you can sort of ‘unfold’ it and arrange it how you like, so it really shouldn’t be very low cut. At work I use a brooch to pin the layers together over the chest, that helps.

You could shorten the shoulder straps to bring the knot up, if you find it too low. Some other girls with bigger chests than mine have also found it helpful to take a wedge out of the bodice, so that it wraps round and sits nicely on the bust. Hope that helps!

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